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6.1: intro to Memory and Encoding
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- 1memoryability to store and retrieve info over time; consists of encoding, storage, retrieval
- 2encodingprocess of transforming what we perceive, think, feel into an enduring memory
- 3storageprocess of maintaining info in memory over time
- 4retrievalprocess of bringing to mind info that has been previously encoded and stored
- 5semantic encodingprocess of storing info by encoding meaning of info (rather than sound or vision)
- 6visual imagery encodingprocess of storing new info by converting it into mental pictures
- 7organizational encodingprocess of categorizing info according to relationships among a series of items
- 8maintenance rehearsalform of processing info involving focusing on an object without thinking about its meaning or its association with other objects e.g. the repetition of a series of numbers
- 9spacing effectmore info is encoded into long-term memory by spaced study sessions than by "cramming" or massed studying
- 10elaborate rehearsalfocusing on meaning of info; relating info to info already stored in long-term memory; involves thought of the object's meaning; e.g. thinking of numbers as dates with personal significance
- 11level of processingelaborative technique; deeper level of analysis produces longer-lasting memory trace
- 12mnemonicselaborative technique; e.g. acronyms
- 13method of locielaborative technique; uses spatial memory and environment
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- Psych: Chpt 5-8, 11 Flashcards on 6.1: intro to Memory and Encoding, created by A G on 03/11/2019.
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